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John Banville, winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sea, will share his reflections on the power and unique language of fiction in the Man Booker Prize Distinguished Lecture 2006.
The profoundly moving, beautifully crafted prose has led Banville being heralded as 'a master at the top of his game' and 'one of the great fictional stylists of our time'. Born in Wexford in Ireland in 1945, Banville was educated at a Christian Brothers' school and St Peter's College in Wexford. He currently lives in Dublin and was the Literary Editor of The Irish Times for eleven years. Banville is a philosophical novelist concerned with the nature of perception, the conflict between imagination and reality, and the existential isolation of the individual. His other works include Doctor Copernicus (James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner), Kepler (Guardian Fiction Prize winner), The Book of Evidence (shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize and winner of the Guinness Peat Aviation Award) and one of his finest novels, The Untouchable, in which the main character is based on the art historian and spy Anthony Blunt.
The lecture, entitled 'Fiction and the Dream', will be held on Monday, March 13, at HKU's Rayson Huang Theatre, at 5:30pm. There will be a book-signing and reception following the end of the lecture at 6:30pm.
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the event. For further enquiries, please contact Elsie Leung of HKU's External Relations Office at 2859 2600.
Man Booker Prize Distinguished Lecture 2006
10 Mar 2006
Following the huge success of Seamus Heaney's opening session, the Department of English of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will continue to bring to you the highlights of this year’s Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
John Banville, winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sea, will share his reflections on the power and unique language of fiction in the Man Booker Prize Distinguished Lecture 2006.
The profoundly moving, beautifully crafted prose has led Banville being heralded as 'a master at the top of his game' and 'one of the great fictional stylists of our time'. Born in Wexford in Ireland in 1945, Banville was educated at a Christian Brothers' school and St Peter's College in Wexford. He currently lives in Dublin and was the Literary Editor of The Irish Times for eleven years. Banville is a philosophical novelist concerned with the nature of perception, the conflict between imagination and reality, and the existential isolation of the individual. His other works include Doctor Copernicus (James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner), Kepler (Guardian Fiction Prize winner), The Book of Evidence (shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize and winner of the Guinness Peat Aviation Award) and one of his finest novels, The Untouchable, in which the main character is based on the art historian and spy Anthony Blunt.
The lecture, entitled 'Fiction and the Dream', will be held on Monday, March 13, at HKU's Rayson Huang Theatre, at 5:30pm. There will be a book-signing and reception following the end of the lecture at 6:30pm.
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the event. For further enquiries, please contact Elsie Leung of HKU's External Relations Office at 2859 2600.
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